Living in the County Archive: Children's Home Register of Admittance and Indentures
The Licking County Records and Archives is always thankful for all of our volunteers; the time they dedicate to make our collections more accessible for the public and preserve the history found in our records is greatly appreciated. This March, we are feeling especially lucky for Jon Emler, who has recently finished transcribing the Children’s Home Registers of Admittance and Indentures volumes. So for “Living in the County Archive” this month, we are featuring the Children’s Home Registers of Admittance and Indentures. We will examine what these records are, where they came from, and why they are important. The Register of Admittance and Indentures for the Licking County Children’s Home would have been the tracking method for all children admitted in to the Children’s home. The volumes include the name of the child being admitted, their gender, race, age, place of birth, parents, if the parents are living or deceased, the date of their admittance, as well as the date of indenture